Former state Sen. Kent Sorenson was back in a federal courtroom Friday for a second day of testimony in the case of two former Ron Paul 2012 aides.WATCH VIDEO HERE. Jesse Benton and Dmitri Kesari are accused of making secret payments to Sorenson who switched support from the Michele Bachmann campaign to Ron Paul before the Iowa Caucuses four years ago.Prosecutors continued to bring more evidence to show how Kesari and Benton tried to keep Sorenson's name off the Paul campaign books.Sorenson explained Kesari had given his wife a check for $25,000 in December, which he later told Sorenson not to cash.He said Kesari told him to bill a company called ICT for payment, which would then pay Sorenson's company Grassroots Strategy in return.Bank statements show Sorenson received $73,000 through wire transfers, but the defense argues Sorenson held onto Kesari's original check to use as leverage.The defense also noted that Sorenson had lied in the past. Sorenson replied saying, "he's here to right his wrongs."Additional witnesses took the stand on Friday including Kesari's brother, Paul.He stated that Dimitri first approached him to help him pay a "graphic designer" as a third party company because of internal politicsPaul Kesari explained he recommended a friend's company, ICT, to act as paymaster to Grassroots Strategy Inc., Sorenson's company.The worker at ICT said he did not know who Sorenson or what the company was.The trial is scheduled to continue Monday.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Former state Sen. Kent Sorenson was back in a federal courtroom Friday for a second day of testimony in the case of two former Ron Paul 2012 aides.